Naturally, there's no word when these items may arrive in the shops - or how much they'll cost when they do.

That said, Sony has of late begun waving "concept designs" around about six months before they're launched as product - last year's Nex DSLRs, for example, and this year's Vaio F and C series. So it's entirely possible these two new machines will be out in the same autumn timeframe as the upcoming tablets. ®